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TRI STATE TOWING

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Company CheckTRI STATE TOWING · DOT 1305892

DOT# 1305892 MC# MC-506467 Kalona, Iowa

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Other Companies at This Address

Address1416 E AVE, KALONA, IA 52247

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
EARL SWANTZ	739751	Sign in	Active
TRI STATE TOWING II LLC	3643113	Sign in	Active
EARL R SWANTZ & DUANE HOCHSTEDLER	1526013	Sign in	Inactive
TRI STATE TOWING this company	1305892	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC506467

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers1

MCS-15009/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CID 1085809	$750,000	12/17/2015	03/11/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E2-22-68	$0	12/17/2009	03/26/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E2-22-68	$1,000,000	12/17/2009	03/26/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	CBP8565421	$0	12/17/2008	12/17/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Full (1)	THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	BA8565621	$0	12/17/2008	12/17/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10AEOTT-101851-CA02	$1,000,000	12/17/2007	12/17/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10AEOTT-101851-CA02	$0	12/17/2007	12/17/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10AE0TT101851CA01	$1,000,000	12/17/2006	12/17/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10AE0TT101851CA01	$0	12/17/2006	12/17/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW002812-00	$1,000,000	12/17/2005	12/17/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW002812-00	$0	12/17/2005	12/17/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429941	$1,000,000	12/17/2004	12/17/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429941	$0	12/17/2004	12/17/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E2-22-68	$1,000,000	03/26/2010	01/05/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E2-22-68	$0	03/26/2010	12/18/2011	Cancelled
91	BIPD	MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	5000096105	$0	03/11/2020	09/04/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	319656	$750,000	01/05/2012	12/17/2015	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC506467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/21/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2005
MC506467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/02/2009
MC506467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2008
MC506467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2007
MC506467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/18/2006
MC506467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/02/2010
MC506467	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/28/2005	REVOKED	09/13/2021

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60/100

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NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 60

−25

−10

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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